Definition of Drill
Verb: drill dril
- Make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
"don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil";
- bore
- Learn by repetition
"We drilled French verbs every day";
- exercise, practice [N. Amer], practise [Brit, Cdn]
- Teach by repetition
- Undergo military training or do military exercises
- A tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
- An animal similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly coloured
- Mandrillus leucophaeus
- Systematic training by multiple repetitions
"drill makes perfect";
- exercise, practice, practice session, recitation
- (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
- A strong, durable cotton fabric
See also:
drifty
drillabilities
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